U.S. govt says Musk's gas turbine generators for xAI aren’t exempt from permits — EPA ruling closes local loophole that allowed Musk to get power from temporary on-site power generators

Source: Tom’s Hardware

Overview

The U.S. EPA now requires permits to operate gas turbine generators, even temporary ones, closing loopholes in some local ordinances that waived this requirement for deployments that lasted for less than 364 days.